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November 20, 2009

Preventable Diseases Costing U.S. Billions, Report Finds

Gates Foundation Awards $335 Million to Improve Student Achievement

Online Giving Campaign Raises $14 Million for Minnesota Nonprofits

Hunger in United States at 14-Year High

November 19, 2009

Lilly Announces $12 Million Gift to Indiana United Ways

HHMI Awards $16 Million to Create, Enhance Graduate School Science Programs

Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards $125 Million for Global Road Safety Initiative

Goldman Sachs Announces $500 Million Initiative to Help Small Businesses

November 18, 2009

Lumina Foundation for Education Awards $17 Million in Third-Quarter Grants

Eli Broad Ready to Commit $200 Million to Endow Museum, Hopes to Fast-Track Development of Site

Hedge Fund Founder John Paulson Gives $20 Million to NYU Stern

Kellogg Announces $32.5 Million to Improve Access to Healthy Food, Physical Activity

November 17, 2009

Six States Receive Grants to Monitor Stimulus Spending

Piper Trust Announces $1 Million in Community Relief Grants for Area Arts Organizations

Bill, Melinda Gates Give $350 Million to Gates Foundation for New Headquarters

Nonprofit Finance Fund Receives $60 Million in New Markets Tax Credits

November 16, 2009

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Receives $30 Million From Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation

Chicago Community Trust Redirects $2.7 Million to Fund Basic Human Needs

Government Moves to Seize Assets of U.S.-Based Iranian Foundation

Social Innovation Fund Inspires Hope, Criticism From Sector Leaders

November 15, 2009

People in the News (11/15/09): Appointments and Promotions

Ross Perot Pledges $6.1 Million to Army College

All Eyes on Foundation as Goldman Sachs Piles Up Profits

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Receives $12.62 Million From Engelstad Family Foundation for Scholarships

November 14, 2009

University of Arizona Receives $10 Million for Athletic Facilities Improvements

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Exceeds $5 Million Endowment Challenge

Community Foundation Update (11/14/09)

RWJF Awards $1.85 Million to Study How Video Games Can Improve Players' Health



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